PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACT

Gary Flaxman
Industrial/Organizational
December 1999

Work-Family Conflict as a Mediator between Family Responsive Policies and Job Outcomes

    This study examined if the family responsive policies, flexible and supportive management, influenced job satisfaction and turnover intentions through work-family conflict.  Although extensive research has been conducted in area of work-family conflict, studies have failed to examine the indirect relationships between work-family policies, work-family conflict, and work-related outcomes.  Despite lack of support for mediation, results indicated that the relationship between family supportive policies and job satisfaction is moderated or influenced by work-family conflict.  Family responsive policies are related to job satisfaction more when work-family conflict is high.  Work-family conflict did not moderate the relationship between family responsive policies and turnover intentions.  Implications and future research opportunities are presented.

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